No, the original post brought it up. It was kinda the primary argument in the post you responded to at the top of this thread.
If you're arguing that SpaceX is currently ahead in rocket technology, then I'm not sure who you are arguing against.
Tinidril
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That describes the SpaceX plans for a Mars colony just as well.
Blue Origin is still far more likely to be successful with a space station long before a Mars colony is remotely viable. The list of challenges SpaceX hasn't even started to explore in getting a viable Mars colony going is huge.
Going on about? You asked a question and I answered it. Why be dickish about it?
Not exactly. Science is a particular discipline/methodology for discovering reality. In theory it could apply to everything, but it's not the most practical tool for a lot of things.
History in particular is something that politicians (especially Republicans) lie about constantly, but we don't generally include history as one of the sciences. I'm not saying that science doesn't contribute to our knowledge of history, but the scientific method doesn't typically come into conversations about whether slavery actually happened.
Just because I don't think it should be glossed over, it came out several years ago that the Regan campaign was in contact with Iran and negotiated for the hostages to remain in captivity until the election in exchange for concessions he would make as president. Carter failed to free the hostages because he was being undermined by traitors.
He sold his Peanut farm when he became President to avoid any appearance of impropriety. It's astounding that we've gone from that to Trump in one lifetime. Trump doesn't even try to hide that he sees the presidency as one giant opportunity for grift and corruption.
Oh, they get it. That's why they put those displays up in the first place.
We need a new religion that worships reality with clerics who are trained in humanities, epistemology, and combatting disinformation.
EDIT: Apparently reality isn't as popular as I'd hoped.
Depends on the store for me. I happen to live pretty equidistant from 3 Costcos and, in my experience, the richer the area the more people blocking isles with conversations, staring at the ceiling for dog knows what reason, or somehow managing to fuck up the checkout process.
The reporting has been mixed on the language around sterilization, but the more detailed coverage describes the restrictions that way. Other coverage just says things like "coverage restrictions on some gender affirming care". In any case, I expect Republicans to make the deal worse over time if they can.
Words like "You're the one who brought up the Mars colony."?
Get off your high horse.